Job Description :
new position 04/06 - SMI_BA_676
Client: State of MI - Direct
Rate: Market
Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Lansing, MI
Duration: 12 Months
Position Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person
Required Skills:
· Document as-is and to-be process Required 10 Years
· Experience with gathering requirements Required 8 Years
· Test case writing and executing Required 8 Years
· Can write simple DB queries to pull data for testing Required 8 Years
· Lead user acceptance testing, regression testing. Required 8 Years
· Coordinate user acceptance testing by compiling, distributing test scripts. Analyze test results and provide feedback to the development team Required 8 Years
Question 4 The client plans to schedule In Person Only interviews for April 13th. Please only submit candidates who are available to interview on those dates. Thank you.
Question 6 Prior to submittal, please have candidate write up on the requirements elicitation techniques & the approach on business requirements gathering - in a word doc; and add to reference tab.
Question 7 Please attach a Cover letter and educational qualifications transcripts
Question 8 Please attach a summary of specific IT projects with your clientele that you contributed significantly using your BA skills in requirements gathering, please highlight the measurable achievements, include the figures that demonstrate the scope of your accomplishments including the budget, number of people you affected and the positive impact you made in the project
Job Description:
Responsible for business requirements gathering, documentation, developing software test plans, software testing, and analyze end-user and stakeholder needs, recommending solutions, and collaborating with product development teams to manage the execution.
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for business requirements gathering, documentation, developing software test plans, software testing, and analyze end-user and stakeholder needs, recommending solutions, and collaborating with product development teams to manage the execution of approved initiatives in an agile environment.
Years of Experience:
8 or more years of experience in the field.
Duties and Responsibilities
Business requirements gathering, business process analysis/improvement, requirements management and software testing
Assess “As Is” and “To Be” processes and document gaps
Collect end-user requirements (for improving business processes and software) via interviews, focus groups, and other stakeholder discussions
Categorize / segment similar requirements, and create additional requirements that address client pain points
Maintain up-to-date requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, test plans (in Excel, word docs, Microsoft TFS), and run reports on the same to inform management discussions
Facilitate planning and requirements prioritization meetings with the stakeholders
Understand and create solutions to improve user experience
Agile product development support
Participate in Sprint planning sessions, Sprint retrospective and daily standups
Collaborate with product development team to translate requirements into technical specifications for the proposed solution
Develop user stories and initial wireframes to guide the architecture of the proposed solution
Develop software test plans
Participate in regression testing, Quality Assurance testing, User acceptance testing
Conduct QAT/UAT sessions / focus groups with users to capture feedback on functionality being developed within each agile sprint
Translate user feedback into refined requirements for development team
Serve as liaison between client business users and development team, communicating and interpreting requirements and technical solutions
Collaborate to elicit new product ideas and improve existing solutions
Program management documentation support, including developing high-quality presentations for client meetings
Participation in team and customer meetings, documenting notes and action items